Public opinion
Public Opinion is a comprehensive and multidisciplinary examination of public opinion in the United States. Drawing on scholarship in political science, psychology, sociology, and communications, the authors explore the nature of political and social attitudes in the United States and how these attitudes are shaped by various institutions, with an emphasis on mass media.
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- Full title :Public opinion / Carroll J. Glynn [and four others].
Summary
Public Opinion is a comprehensive and multidisciplinary examination of public opinion in the United States. Drawing on scholarship in political science, psychology, sociology, and communications, the authors explore the nature of political and social attitudes in the United States and how these attitudes are shaped by various institutions, with an emphasis on mass media.
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- Publication Date:©2016
- Edition:Third edition
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Westview Press
- Place of Publication:Boulder, CO
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:©2016
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (1 volume) : : illustrations
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:0813349419, 9780813349411
- oclc:ocn927108317
- LC Classification:HM1236
- Dewey Decimal:303.3/80973
Table of Contents
List of illustrations and boxes -- Preface -- Part one. Introducing public opinion: 1. The meanings of public opinion; 2. The history of public opinion; 3. Methods for studying public opinion -- Part two. Theories of public opinion: 4. Public opinion and democratic theory; 5. Psychological perspectives on public opinion; 6. Stereotyping, social norms, and public opinion; 7. Perception and opinion formation; 8. Economic approaches -- Part three. Public opinion in context: 9. Content and conflict in public opinion; 10. Public opinion and policymaking, coauthored with Lawrence R. Jacobs; 11. Mass media, campaigning, and the public; 12. Looking ahead.
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